Plant-Based Pizzeria, Virtuous Pie, Opens in Chinatown

Craving pizza but don’t want nothin’ to do with the fast, frozen, or delivery varieties?

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Enter Virtuous Pie, Chinatown’s new plant-based, fast-casual pizza and ice cream joint. Its mission is to change the way people eat—one slice (or scoop) at a time. Vegan pie doesn’t necessarily equate to a blah absence of meat. Think buffalo chicken wings made from cauliflower on the Stranger Wings pizza or jackfruit “pulled-pork” on the Korean-inspired Kim Jack-Il. The 1,100 sq ft space pays homage to old world Italy while seamlessly blending into a black and gold counter space styled like an Instagrammer’s living room, Kinfolk Magazine to boot. The three communal tables perfectly espouse Virtuous Pie’s community-focused values, encouraging casual conversation between strangers; we experienced it when another customer shared this with us, “This is one of the best pizzas I’ve had—vegan or not!”

Stay classy, Vancouver, and eat virtuous. —Miranda Sam

Virtuous Pie, 583 Main Street, Vancouver, 604-620-0060, www.virtuouspie.com